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The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25

THE El Paso Inter-Republics says the railroad detectives have discov- cred clues that lead them to believe that "Tex." Harris and one Dona- pin, two hard characters of Ari- zona, have been engaged in the re- cent train robberies. Donapin formerly fiourished about El Paso, and is gambling-house tough. A few days before the robbery he went into Tucson and bought a can of ham of a peculiar brand-little sold. A can of similar sort was found lying in the cave where the robbers had rested. In addition to this he has been extremely flush of late, and $20 bill with stitch holes through the end such as express companies use to secure their pack ages, has been traced to him. The recent rains have obliterated the trail and it is supposed that the robbers are camped in the Rincon mountains.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25

thenscame on here and made m af- idaylt against Garcia for libel, and he was placed under bond. He then hastened back to Saltillo to report progress. The Governor sent off the Secretary of State a second time with instructions to find out what charges were necessary to get the editor.
 Galan again called on Mondra- gon for help. Mondragon Is the of fcial who ordered the murder of Francis Arresures, an American cit izen, some months ago, which af- fair called forth the celebrated note of protest from Gov Ireland to Secretary Bayard. A week ago Mondragon sent for Mexican who had been in jail here, and whose fine had been paid by NIT, Cass and Editor Garcia, offering him $500 to run a knife into the latter. The Mexican refused and secretly re- ported the matter to Cass. Cass disbelieved him, but in order to make certain, wrote Mondragon Q note, signing the Mexican's name, saying that he wanted guarantee the money would be paid in the event of his working off Garcia. In reply Cass received from Mondra- gon a solemn obligation to pay the money when the murder was done. Your correspondent has seen the document and identifies Mondra- gon's signature.
 Secretary of State Garcia has been to Austin, and it is presumed has made fresh charges against the edi- tor. The people here bitterly op- pose his extradition. Judge Kelso returned from Austin last night, and says that Gov. Ross has signed no extradition papers. The editor asserts his intention to remain here and abide the result.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25
TIE San Francisco Examine

TIE San Francisco Examiner says the house of Bonaparte is again looming upin France. Prince Victor is pushing his claims to the throne with zeal, if not with dis cretion, Clement de Rover is his royal highness' agent, and has pro claimed the fact that Prince Victor intends to be the sole chief of all Imperialist committees hereafter, and all communications with them are to be conducted under his per sonal direction. By this means the Princes hopes to achieve the con- centration necessary to success, and believes such a policy destined to restore the empire.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25

THE people are anXiously wait ing for the next session of our Dis trict Court which is to convene on September 18th. There are several cases to be tried before it of vital interest to the county and public. The robbery of the county sate- attempts to bride juries-to hunt the lost bondsmen of Charles Kin near and to give them chance to show they are not guilty of per jury, by showing up the amount in cash of their liability which they swore they were worth. Another thing is to endeavor to fix a pre- scribed and definite plan, by which property can be disposed of after information has been wilfully sought and given, of the county's intentions to attach the same to in- demnify her against loss, and to help the we'll fed "sheep" which must now be rich in fleece, back to their proper and legitimate fold, into the county treasury, where they will be more at home in par tially filling up the vacuum, there created some months ago by evap- oration and a starless night.
 Of course the little affair has about come to head, and the as- sistants have become very well known. and may, in time, at the county's expense visit the sea- board where they can further prac- tice the process of evaporation upon their own vaults, instead of the vault of the county treasury, But, while this is very interesting let us see what has become of the bonds men of the Host Charlie" They will say, your Honor! "He IS gone ; we know not where,' but as his bondsmen, we stand here ready to pay the amount-we swore we were worth it, and here it itis"-(?)
 Then again we will want to show some men that it is not a very wholesome business trying to bride jurymen. No greater contempt or obstruction could be shown or thrown in the way of law and jus tioe, and the Court will thoroughly enlighten the guilty ones that the matter is not altogether an insig' nifcant one.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25

THE name of the man who re- gently killed Lee Renfro in Apache county is J. V, Brighton, special officer employed by the stock asso- citation of that county. The Hol- brook Critic says the killing was unwarranted, and calls on the grand jury to investigate the matter.- Tombstone Epitaph.
 There are several misstatements in the above paragraph. In the first place the spot at which Lee Renfro was said to have been kill ed, is not in Apache county; and in the second place, MT. Brighton is not, nor has he been, in the employ of the stock association of this county, If the grand jury of this county were to find forty indict= ments against Mir, Brighton for the killing of either Ike Clanton or Lee Renfro, or both of them, they would all be thrown out of court for want of jurisdiction, as both acts were
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25

FROM the following it appears rather a risky business for a news paper, though printed in another country and under a different gov ernment, to criticise the acts of Mexican officials. An Eagle Pass dispatch says: A little over year ago MT. c. Garcia commenced the publication in this town of a Mexi- can paper, and on several c ;asions he handled the government of our neighboring State, Coahuila, from the Executive down, without gloves, Gov. Galan soon made it appear to Garcia that it would bo healthy for him to remain on the north side of the Rio Grande. Gov. Galan fur ther notified the editors of all pa pers within the dominion to refrain from reprinting any of Garcia's ar- tlcles, or in any way to comment on the Administration, on pain of imprisonment, or perhaps worse. These editors bethought themselves of their friend Garcia and his pa per fourlshing in 8 country that boasts of its free speech, and sent him their articles for publication. Mr. Garcia believed he could pub fish the truth with impunity, and considered himself safe from Gov. Galan, to whom these truths were painful.
 A few weeks ago Gov, Galan dis patched his Secretary of State, whose name is Garcia, for the pur- pose of trying to get Editor Garcia turned over to the Mexican author ities. He also instructed Francisco Mondragon, who commanded the State rangers of Piedras Negras, to dispose of Garcia in short order, a Ia Arresures, as soon as he was turned oyer. Secretary of State Garcia thought there would be no trouble in getting possession of his namesake, the editor, on the charge [ of libel. Gov. Ross informed him he could prosecute him criminally, but could not extradite on that count, Failing, in his mission to Austin, he went to Fort Davis and interviewed District Attorney Old. The Secretary expressed himself willing to spend any amount of money to get hold of the editor, He
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25

THE Southern Pacific Railroad Company is not having walk over with the Pacific Railroad Commits sion. Stanford and Crocker, the magnates of this Company, refuse to answer questions asked them by the Commissioners as to whether or not the Southern Pacific and Gen. tral Pacific had paid any money for influencing state or national legis- lation. The courts will be appealed to, to compel the witnesses to an sWer.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that bids will be received until the 29th day of August, A. D., 1887, at the office of the Probate Judge of Apache County, St. Johns, Arizona Territory. for the surveying ot the townste of et. Johns, Arizona Ter ritory. In making sad survey, the sue cessful b,dder will he required to-run the lines so as to divide tlie said town into blocks, lots, alleys and streets, and make three plats thereof, which shall conform, as near as possible to the existing rights and claims of the occupants. and like wise to subdivide said lots on said plats so as to comply with paragraph 173, on page 84 Of the Revised Statutes of Ari- zona. Substantial pegs of oak or sawed pine must be used.
 The successful bidder will be required to give bond in the sum of $2,0G0 for the faithful performance of his contract. Bids should be endorsed, "Bid for sur vey of St. Johns TOwnsite," and direct ed to Probate Judge of Apache County, Arizona Territory.
 ROBT. E. MORRISON,
 Probate Judge. Dated Aug. s, 1887. aul1 St
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25

A GENERAL change in the color of postage stamps is to take place September 18th. The color of the ten-cent stamp will be changed from red to green, and the three cent stamp from green to vermilion. The designs will remain the same. Two-cent stamps on stamped-en- velopes will be changed from red to green. Four-eent from green to carmine. Five-cent from brown to drak blue.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25

THE earnings of the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad for the first six months of the year 1886 were $6S7,- ITS; for the first six months of the year 1887, they were $1,426,674, showing an increase of business for the first six months of the year of $73S,907 and yet they can't afford to pay any taxes.-Mohave Coun- ty Miner.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25

EDITORS sometimes get into trou- ble, as we'll as other men. A French editor was recently fined and sen fenced to prison for unfairly wound ing an adversary in a duel, E. c, Smith, editor of the El Paso Re publican, had to shoot NJ. A. Cold we'll, an attorney of that city, the other day. The path of an editor is not always strewn with roses,
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25

"Ceptral Arizona for Homes, for Health, for Wealth." is the title of g 1S0 page pamphlet, gotten up by w. O. O'Neil, editor of the Hoof and Horn. The pamphlet is hand somely illustrated with prominent territorial scenes, is we'll edited, and is credit to the Hoof and Horn office, from which 1t is issued, geographically.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25

THE Territorial Board of Equal ization has reduced the assessment of the Atlantic and Pacific Rail- road Company $14S,9S1 O5, and re- duced the assessment upon the total valuation of cattle $34, ,1S3 40, and added to the total valuation of sheep $49, ,S22 60,
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25

Two fellows in Dallas, Texas, rep- resenting themselves as cowboys, yictimized two merchants of that place, by buying goods and pre- senting in payment checks pur- porting to be drawn by R, K, Wy lie, prominent bowman of that section. In one instance they
 bought goods to the amount of $12
 and presented a check for S45, in
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25

STEWART JACKSON, President of the Despatch Transfer Company of Kansas City, Mo-, has absconded, leaving his friends 10 mourn his departure to the tune of $17, ,0OO, A woman, as usual, said to be at the bottom of it.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25

THE Territorial Live Stock Sani- tary Commission has recommended @ three months quarantine against Mexico, and the Governor has is- sued a proclamation to that end,
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25

THE cattlsmenspf Pinale eeeunty have organized for the better pro tectisn of their interests, and they will takemeasures to deal out square justice to thieves and rustlers,- Florence Enterprise,
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25

SENATOR RIDDLEBERGER, of Vir- ginia, was fined $25 and sentenced to five days imprisonment for con tempt of court, by Judge Newman, Pt Woodstock, Virginia, on the 18th.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25
NOTICE. !.

I have been informed that certain par ties have been circulating the report that I have sold or drove my cattle out of this county, which is false and mali cious and done for the purpose of iniur- ing me. My stock is in thls county, just as I gave it into the Assessor, and the stock and cattle 1 own in Graham coun- ty has not been sold or encountered in any shape or form.
 je2S St P. F. CLANTON. -
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25

THE Board of Equalization of Pima county raised the valuation of cattle $250,OO0, which makes the entire assessable property of that county foot up something over $4,OOO,O0O. gs .ls
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25

another their purchases amounted to SIS, and check for $53 was given in payment, the change be- ing given in each instance in cur rencv.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25

committed in another county. Will the Epitaph be kind enough to make the correction in justice to the stock association of this county,
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25
St. Johna. Thureday, August 25,

MARIcoPA county leads in the ap- preciation of taxable property for this year. The increase over 1886 is $1 100000.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25

IN anticipation of serious out break of the Ute Indians, Adjutant- General West has ordered out all the State militia of Colorado.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25

THE Southern Pacific Railroad and Wells, Fargo & Go. offer re- ward of s2,0oO each, for the arrest and conviction of the recent train ~obharo
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25
Proposals for Bridges.

Sealed bids will be received and con- sidered by the Board of Wagon Road Commissioners of Apache county, Ari- zona, at the court house of said county, on the 5th day of September 1887, at 10 o'clock A. M., for the building of a pub lie bridge across the Little Colorado River, on the Holbrook and Fort Apache road, at what is known as ''the cross ing," three miles south of Woodruff, and also public bridge across Silver Creek, on the Holbrook and Fort Apache road at Snowflake. A proper bond, for the execution of the contract will be exacted from the person to whom it is let. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
 Signed at St. Johns, Arizona, July Is, 1887, -
 F. A. HUBBELL,
 c. o. HOWE,
 PEDRO MONTANO, Board of Wagon Road Commissioners of Apache County, Arizona. iy21 td
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25
Redemption 0f Warrants

Notice is hereby given to all persons holding Apache County Contingent Fund Warrants presented for payment prior to October 18th, 1886, to present the same at my office for payment.
 J. T. LESUEUR,
 Treasurer Apache Co.,, Ariz. St. Johns, Aug. 18, 1887.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25
STAGE CONNECT

Via Laguna to the Indian village of Aeoma, Is miles.
 Via Wingate to Fort Wingate, miles, zuni, 45 Via Manuento to Fort Defiance fNayaio Agen. cy) 25 miles; Canon eChelle, 65 miles; Keams Canon, 90 miles. ~ EssES = Via Navajo, trf-weekly stages to st. Johns,'6 miles; Springerville. S5 miles.
 Via HolbroGk, triweekly stages to Fort Apache 95 miles; show Low, 50 miles; Taylor, B miles, Moqui Indian villages (nO regular stage) go miles, Via WinslOw, to Brigham City and Sunset. .ViaAsh Fork, daily stages to Prescott and Whipple Barracks. 54 milesc daily stnges frDm Prescott to PhCPniX, and tri-weekly stages from Prescott to Fort Verde.
 Via Peach Springs to the Grand Canon of the Via Kingman, daily. stages to Stockton Hin 10 miles; Mineral Park, 16 miles; Cerbat, If miles, Via Yucca tri-weekly stage to Signal, 40 miles, Via The Needles, steamer to Yuma, Colorado river agency Fort MOhave MOhavc City Hardy vile, Arizona, and Fl Dorado canon, Nevada.
 gE--s-y-s- S,s- ca w. 4. BISSElL, D. B. ROBINSON, Gen1 Passenger Agt.
 Gen1 Manager. Albuquerque, N. NJ.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25

Through tickets to all principle cities east ana west on sale at the following stations; Holbrook, WinsIow .FlagstFff Peach Springs, kingman.s Prescott s The Needless . Daggett Afohave,
 and Albuquerque,
The St. Johns herald., 1887-08-25

Advertising Raees- One inch, one Month, -.-$200
 q. one Near .............2O 20 co Qne-quarter Column, one Month ....-.,,. 300
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 one Year. -ZOO.UO Local notices will be inserted at twenty cents aline first insertion and ten cents line each Eubsequent insertion.
 Legal notices will be inserted at $2.O0 square iten lines of tkis typelfor the first insertion and eI OO a square for each subsequent insertion. Stock brands will be inserted one brand on cut. one year, S0; each additional brand on cut. same owner, $5; each additional brand or character, bar or connected letters, requiring engraved block enc year, q
 All communications should be addressed 70 THE HERALB, St. Johns. A. T,
 SUBSCRIPTION A. A.O0 per year, in advance.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-08
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER s, 1887

ABOUT a week ago gentleman en-
gagged in selling real estate called on
the business manager of the HERALD
and made arrangements to advertise
a piece of property. He thought the
lots would all be sold IN q month, and
wished his advertisement to run so
long. Yesterday he wrote as follows:
Advertising Manager DAILY HERALD
Please discontinue my advertisement
and send bill for same. The adver-
tisement had the desired effect. My
lots are nearly all spoken for, with
plenty of customers for what is left.
Your paper has rendered good SER
vice, and shall remember you in my
fut ure patronage" A week beats a
month by large percentage, and this
fact illustrates the advantages of adj
We rtising in a paper of the standing OF
the HERALD. 1t explains fully the
SD plendid line OF business crowdine
tn ese columns to the very chases day
by day.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-08
FOR sALE-City Property.

-
billings & McGoWN. 10 North Spring
NEW TODAY. SEPTEMBER 9TH
$1SOO-Lot in East Los Angeles on Johnston
street, 90X176.
S4sOO-House aud lot next to the corner of
Hope and Morris streets: q rooms
clean side of street. bargain.
$600-20 acres on New Main street; 5000 an
acre; bargain.
S375-15 acres on Pico street; $315 an acre.
$3o0-Lots in the Electric tract.
$25O-50 feet on Fourth street between Wall
and San Pedro; $3.50 front foot.
$500 acres three miles from city limits;
$3.50 an acre.
S5OOO-Lot on east side of Peur street.
T30OO-A corner lot in theBonnie Brae tract.
S3100-House and lot on Ocean View aven-
ne; 3 rooms: cheap.
S7000-Lot on Hill street, near the new ho-
tel sites; cheap
$400-Lot in the Lewis tract.
S145O-Lot i'll the Wolfskill orchard tract
$2750-Lot in the Bliss tract.
S700-Lot in Los Angeles Imp. Co.
T35OO-2 lots in the Angeleno Heights.
$2600-Lot in the Dunkleberger tract.
T25OO-Lot in the Bonnie Brae tract.
T12O0-Lots in the Greenwell tract.
T1000-Lot in the City Center tract.
$1250-Lots in the Sentous tract.
81 10O0-Lot in the Williamson tract.
$600-Lots in the Urmston tract
$3O0-Lots in the Howes tract.
S4O0-Lots in the Bonita tract
$S50O-lIouse and lot ON Pico street,9 rooms.
T6OO0-IIouse and lot on Adams street, B
rooms.
S4O00-House and lot on Grand avenne, q
rooms.
$5OOO-House and lot on Brooklyn street,
rooms. This includes furniture
worth $1,000.
T12O0-House and lot in the Electric tract,
4 rooms.
$40 ,000-House and lot on Flower street.
rooms.
$15O0--Lot in the Highland tract
T375-1.ots IN Long Beach.
$l75O--i.ots in the Alcantara Grove tract
$i5O0-Lots on Bush street; very cheap.
$3lO0-Lots in the Maple avenue tract.
$5OO-Lots in the Brooklyn tract.
SI650-Lots in the Paramount tract on
Eleventh street.
$2l0O-Lot in Orange Heights.
T725-Lots on Brooklyn avenue.
S1O50-Lots in the Wingerter tract.
BILLINGS Il McGOWN,
aug 21-1mo. 10 \. Spring street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-08
PEOPLE who fail to keep up with the

PEOPLE who fail to keep up with the
current of every day events. or who
allow these to slip their minds, are
prone to regard Los Angeles and other
points in Southern California singular
in their experience OF rapid rise in
real property. This erroneous view is
held to somewhat stubbornly by some,
who will not be impressed with the
facts which are of very recent origin
along the lines of new railroads in
Kansas. The history of the present
time in Kansas City does not suffice to
impress the truth on some minds.
And away down on the Atlantic Coast,
as we published day or two ago, land
bought for 500 an acre rises in a few
months to five times that value. Right
at home the same is true. In San
Francisco, on Market street out about
Ninth, property which two years ago
went abegging for purchaser at $500
per front foot, sells like hot cakes to-
day at an advance of just one thousand
per cent. All along Valencia street the
best prices obtainable ranged then
around $40 per foot. At the moment
there is none to be had at less than
$1,000 to $500.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-08

is all rapidly going into new build
ings and other improvements incident
to the tremendous strides this Sec
ton is making in its material
development. And touching San Pc
dro, it may not be amiss to remark
that an odious comparison made day
or two since by a local contemporary
is as incorrect in statement as it is
gratuitous in spirit. Doubtless there
has been a good deal of growth in the
business of San Diego harbor, and
that growth will continue; for the
country thereabouts is growing. What
section of South California is not grow
ing? But San Diego has not taken,
and will not take any business away
from San Pedro, nor in the least check
her increase in shipping business.
The ratio of increase is, no doubt,
greater at the former harbor, for
the very reason that the compari-
son is instituted from d period
when that port did next to
no business at all, while San Pedro
was doing a large business last year,
and for many year before that. San
Pedro has nothing to fear from San
Diego, just as Los Angeles has nothing
to fear in that direction. Indeed, we
have nothing to fear from San Fran
cisco. Our growth is built on intriI-
sic advantages which cannot be di--
turbed. With our neighbors we have
no rivalry which is not OF the most
friendly character. Next to our own
development, we rejoice in theirs.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-08

THOSE who have paid but slight at
tention to the amount of business
done at the port of San Pedro will be
astonished when we say that during
the month of August 15,053,0 900 feet OF
lumber were landed from the ships
upon the docks of that thriving har-
Dor. This importation constituted the
cargoes OF fifty-six vessels. The
largest amount arriving on any one
vessel was 100000 feet, and the
smallest $4,000 feet. In addition,
there arrived during the same month
100000 shingles and $685. 800 rail-
road ties. 1t must be remembered
that all this vast quantity of lumber,
etc., was landed from the decks OF the
vessels directly upon the cars at the
wharyes of San Pedro. This lumber